Music Festivals Already Known to Be Cancelled, Postponed or Bring their Event to an end in 2025

Africa Oyé - no event in 2025. Organisers promise to return in 2026. Cite rising costs of 30% despite record attendance in 2024

Cambridge Folk Festival - Has been running since 1965, but cancels event for 2025. Says it will return in 2026

List of Music Festivals Cancelled in 2024

In 2024 AIF tracked news of all music festivals that cancelled, postponed or announced they were coming to an end.

We found 78 events that fell in total. The primary reason was for economic conditions - with events citing the rise and terms in supply chain costs and ability to cashflow events. 76 of the 78 were independent festivals.

Barn On The Farm - Leopallooza - Bluedot festival - Nozstock: The Hidden Valley - NASS Festival - Escape Into The Park - Bingley Festival - Nibley - Tog Fest - Detonate Festival - Takedown Festival - Smoked and Uncut - Spring Classic - Standon Calling - 110 Above - Connect - Ampthill - Hayloft Live - Love Fit - Splendour - Doonhame - Camp Quirky - Neighbourhood Weekender - Lowedefest - Tunes On The Bay Festival - Shindig - Askambury Festival - Clun Green Man - Illusive Festival - Penn Fest - Meadowfest - ND Festival - Heartwood Festival - We Are Fstvl - Riverside Festival - Visions Festival - Welliestock - El Dorado - Bingley Challenge Festival - Twisted Festival - Towersey Festival - 51st State Festival - Askern Music Festival - Beacon Festival - Another World Music Festival - Underneath The Stars - Starry Village - ZenFest - Geronimo Festival - The Summer Solstice Festival - Keep It Real Folk Festival - Down At The Abbey - Planet Love - Inglefest - Secret Garden Party - Witcomb Festival - ValleyFest - Wannasee Festival - Cosmic Roots Festival - Cleckheaton Folk Festival - Camp Bestival Shropshire - Headland Festival - Look-a-like Festival Southampton - Save the Rave Southampton - Just So Festival - Timber Festival - Highest Point - Pine Fest - Tenterden Folk Festival - Womad - Readipop - Dance Around The World Festival - Sundown Festival - Black Deer - The Cambridge Club Festival - Balter Festival - Live In Somerset - Strawberry Fair

List of Music Festivals Cancelled in 2023

In 2023 AIF tracked news of music festival cancellations - events that were on sale but did not make it to open their gates.

We found 36 events that cancelled. The primary reason was for economic conditions - with events citing the rise and terms in supply chain costs. The second reason was weather related (ie heavy rain following strong periods of dry weather slowing site build). If you believe we've missed any events, or made any errors, please contact us.

Alfresco - Audio Farm - Beacon Festival - Beyond Festival - Cambridge Rock Festival - Chagstock - Cowley Road Carnival - Creation Day - Detonate - Doune The Rabbit Hole - English Riviera - Exodus Festival - Farm Fest - Fresh Ayr Festival - Geronimo Festival - Glas Denbury Gwen - Gwen Kidwelly - Hideaway Festival - Highrise Festival - In Between Days - Kaleidoscope Festival - Lechlade - Loosefest - Midnight Sun Weekender - Mugstock Festival - New Quay Music Festival - No Bounds Festival - On Kilter - One Love Reggae Festival - Otherlands Perth - Out East Festival - The Kirkstyle Stomp - Tiree Music Festival - Tokyo World - Tolpuddle Festival - Warm Up Festival

List of music festivals lost to the pandemic.

This is a list of music festivals that were active in 2019 but did not make it through to 2023. Some tried to roll over or planned events in 2022 but did not emerge back by 2023. This list is not exhaustive. There is not a comprehensive list of UK Music Festivals. This came from research conducted by AIF during Spring 2023. We estimate that 1 in 6 music festivals did not survive the pandemic. If you believe we have missed any events or made any errors please contact us.

A Perfect Day - Always The Sun - Asparafest - Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival - Beyond Festival - Bigfoot - Bilston Blues, Rhythm & Rock Festival - Blissfields - BluesFest - Brentwood Festival/Evoke Festival - Burnham-on-Sea Folkfest - Camden Rocks - Camp Good Life - Carfest North - Chalgrove Festival - Chewton Glen - Chilled In A Field Festival - Chislehurst Rocks - Cleethorpes Blues, Rhythm & Rock Festival - Cocoon In The Park - Cornbury Festival - Croissant Neuf Summer Party - Dartford Festival - Doune the Rabbit Hole - Drown U Out - Dundee Summer Sessions - FarmFestival - Festival of Europe - Fleetwood folk and blues weekender - Fling Festival - Folk on the Dock - Folk on the Quay - Free Harmony Festival - Futurama Festival - Gateways Festival - Giants Of Rock - Glas-Denbury - Glasgow Summer Sessions - Great British Folk Festival - Greenwich Music Time - GuilFest - Happy Days Festival - Havering Show - Head for the Hills festival - Heretic Fest - Hideaway Festival - Holifair Festival - House of Fun Weekender - I Am Next - Innervisions - Jam On Rye - Kaya Festival - L Fest - Larmer Tree Festival - Leamington Peace Festival - Lechlade Festival - Live at Chelsea - Liverpool International Music Festival - Liverpool Loves - London Summer Jam - Looe Live! - Lovebox - Merthyr Rising - Middle of Nowhere Festival - Music Mania Festival - Music On The Marr - Neverworld - North Yorkshire Music Festival - Pulse of the Maggots Festival - RedFest Bristol - Rockin the Bowl - Forged in Fire / Set in Steel - Sacred Vibrations Festival - Signals Festival - Skankfest - Somerfest - South Central Festival - South West Four Weekender - Southport Sixties Weekend - SW4 - The Acoustic Festival of Britain - The Funk & Soul Weekender - The Great British Alternative Music Festival (Oct) - The London Mela - Throwfest - TogFest - True North - Truefest - Tusk festival - Unlocked Fest - Village Green - Walthamstow Garden Party - Walton Folk Festival - Watchet Live Music Festival - Waves - You Are Not Alone Festival